Japan to spend Sh90 billion on Kenyan projects, says Ruto The Star DEPUTY President William Ruto has said his trip to Japan was successful. He said the economic interest of Kenyans were represented in the meeting. Ruto was representing President Uhuru at the global fifth Tokyo International Conference on Africa's ... See all stories on this topic »

Equity Bank Names John Staley Finance Officer Amid Restructuring Businessweek Equity Bank Ltd., Kenya's biggest lender, has restructured its operations and promoted John Staley to chief officer in charge of finance, innovation and technology, the Nairobi-based company said in a statement. Staley, who is currently the director ... See all stories on this topic »

New approach to working in fragile states must be less risk-averse and driven ... Institute of Development Studies Newly published IDS research, A New Deal? Development ... Drawing on direct examples from Kenya and Sierra Leone, they set out a number of areas where efforts need to be directed to help achieve greater stability and improved wellbeing. Boy in Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » Institute of Development Studies

Despite decade of innovation, much left to do on neglected tropical diseases IRINnews.org For the past 10 years, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) has been involved in research and development (R&D) for neglected diseases around the world, developing six new treatments for malaria, sleeping sickness, kala azar and chagas ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenya refinery workers protest closure of plant Peninsula On-line MOMBASA: Hundreds of workers at east Africa's only oil refinery protested yesterday at the threatened closure of the facility, on Kenya's Indian Ocean coastline, and its possible conversion into a storage facility. Fuel distributors have long ... See all stories on this topic »

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